Oman's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Oman has 46 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 12.2% from 41 in 2022. That places Oman 66th in the world by number of listed scientists. Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists (21), followed by University of Nizwa (5).
Scientists in Oman on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 43 | 21 | ||
| 2021 | 63 | +46.5% | 36 | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 77 | +22.2% | 41 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 85 | +10.4% | 46 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 91 | +7.1% | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 135 | +48.4% | 62 | +24.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Oman
By number of listed scientists
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All 46 scientists
| Rank in Oman | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 22,760 | Sultan Qaboos University | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 14 | |
| 2 | 32,229 | Sultan Qaboos University | Food Science | Rank 125 | |
| 3 | 35,061 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 386 | |
| 4 | 41,179 | Royal Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 1,037 | |
| 5 | 69,926 | University of Nizwa | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,326 | |
| 6 | 77,340 | Sultan Qaboos University | Operations Research | Rank 279 | |
| 7 | 84,632 | Sultan Qaboos University | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 692 | |
| 8 | 88,468 | Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 387 | |
| 9 | 89,856 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 541 | |
| 10 | 93,542 | Sohar University | Energy | Rank 1,169 | |
| 11 | 103,124 | University of Nizwa | Immunology | Rank 2,839 | |
| 12 | 107,046 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nursing | Rank 203 | |
| 13 | 110,562 | Sultan Qaboos University | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,068 | |
| 14 | 133,982 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Microbiology | Rank 3,303 | |
| 15 | 151,568 | University of Nizwa | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,457 | |
| 16 | 165,578 | Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 405 | |
| 17 | 171,570 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,478 | |
| 18 | 177,869 | Sultan Qaboos University | Building & Construction | Rank 426 | |
| 19 | 189,913 | University of Nizwa | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,359 | |
| 20 | 197,937 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 2,746 | |
| 21 | 199,329 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,452 | |
| 22 | 199,957 | Nizwa University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,458 | |
| 23 | 207,746 |
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Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 139 |
| 24 | 222,559 | Sultan Qaboos University Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,924 | |
| 25 | 222,669 | Sultan Qaboos University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,380 | |
| 26 | 232,886 | University of Nizwa | Tropical Medicine | Rank 575 | |
| 27 | 235,195 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,753 | |
| 28 | 236,654 | Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,143 | |
| 29 | 236,705 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,219 | |
| 30 | 242,105 |
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Muscat University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,253 |
| 31 | 247,420 | College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,295 | |
| 32 | 253,358 | Ministry of Health Oman | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,381 | |
| 33 | 255,646 | A’Sharqiyah University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,192 | |
| 34 | 267,346 | Sultan Qaboos University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,254 | |
| 35 | 267,830 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 3,905 | |
| 36 | 293,882 |
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Sultan Qaboos University | Distributed Computing | Rank 123 |
| 37 | 301,200 | A’Sharqiyah University | Energy | Rank 4,533 | |
| 38 | 303,194 |
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Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences | Medical Informatics | Rank 317 |
| 39 | 307,410 | Dhofar University | Polymers | Rank 2,833 | |
| 40 | 307,557 | Sultan Qaboos University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 4,603 | |
| 41 | 311,683 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 4,732 | |
| 42 | 319,114 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 4,861 | |
| 43 | 321,892 | Sultan Qaboos University | Energy | Rank 4,917 | |
| 44 | 402,366 | Sultan Qaboos University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 2,217 | |
| 45 | 454,168 | Ministry of Health Oman | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,336 | |
| 46 | 1,558,495 | Dhofar University | Optics | Rank 6,388 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Oman are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
85 scientists affiliated with Oman are on the 2023 single-year list, and 46 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Oman has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 career-long list, Sultan Qaboos University has the most listed scientists from Oman, with 21. It is followed by University of Nizwa with 5.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Oman changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Oman went from 21 scientists in 2020 to 46 in 2023, a change of +119.0%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.